Happy Valley

TV Show • 2014 • Crime  

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Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.
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Does the dog die?
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jellypeem
Poisoned dogs in opening scenes of season 2 episode 1. Very distressing.
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal sad?
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IndigoBlue14
S2 Serial killer cuts throats.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there BDSM?
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IndigoBlue14
S2 - A man is photographed unconscious with BDSM gear.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is a child abused?
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Is there domestic violence?
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TBN1994
Ann is clearly brutalised (mostly off screen) but I’d argue it isn’t for spectical.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Larkinik
Main characters sister is mentioned as a recovering heroin addict
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Larkinik
It's mentioned Ann is drinking a lot to cope with her mother's death
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S1
You don’t see it but you hear a lot about drug abuse.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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AnnInsiberia
No idea why someone voted no. A sheep die right at the start. It's really horrible.
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Are animals abused?
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jellypeem
Dead sheep season 2 episode 1 in the first scene. Very distressing.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
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IndigoBlue14
Not onscreen, only offscreen.
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S1
You don’t see the assault but you see before and after it happens.
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Is someone held under water?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Anonymous
One character is suspected of either having an affair with a colleague or having some other kind of sexual secret. He holds some awkward lingering glares at a minor and is ultimately found to be blackmailing a teenager with explicit images
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Is someone drugged?
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TBN1994
The actual drugging isn’t shown but the aftermath of her being too high to move is shown
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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TBN1994
Ann’s mouth is duct taped over for the majority of her captivity (season 1)
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Is rape mentioned?
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TBN1994
Characters discuss both emotionally and clinically the rape of multiple characters, primarily Ann and Becky.
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Bodily Harm
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enderraccoon
S1
 E3
A character is run over with a car several times
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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toastwoffle
S1 E3 - you don't see it getting squashed, but you do see head injuries that are highly indicative of it
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Larkinik
No but in opening scene a random civilian has soaked himself in petrol and threatens to set himself on fire
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is someone choked?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there body horror?
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Larkinik
No, but after being hit on the job Catherine has a severely bloodshot eye for most of an episode - the iris is almost entirely red
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Are any hands damaged?
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gr4inne
S2
 E3
Someone is strangled
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gr4inne
S2
 E3
Yes, someone is killed by strangulation. Not shown up close, but the scene is unpleasant.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there amputation?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Larkinik
Character falls backwards off a bridge (purposefully) and dies
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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Charlotte123
S1
Flashbacks to hanging several times throughout series. Very graphic.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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TBN1994
(Major spoiler)
Kristen - s01e03
Lewis - s01e05
Tommy - s03e06
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Does someone die?
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TBN1994
(Major spoiler)
Kristen - s01e03
Lewis - s01e05
Tommy - s03e06
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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TBN94
S2
 E6
Allison takes a purposeful overdose in order to kill herself but doesn’t die. She’s found disoriented and in danger of dying, she pukes them up and received medical attention
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Family
Does a parent die?
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TBN1994
Ryan’s mother Becky dies pre-series and that is discussed at length.

Tommys mother is murdered in season 2 and it is discussed at length.

Ann’s mother dies of cancer in season 2 and some of the season focuses on the funeral

Tommy dies in the finale, however we do not see Ryan’s reaction.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a family member die?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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TBN94
The first season’s plot revolves around a kidnapping of a young adult woman.
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Fear
Are there mannequins?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there razors?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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happysmiles
S1
 E3
Very bad jumpscares in S1E3 (in police station setting, visions seen by the main policewoman) and S1E4 (whilst policewoman is driving in car and looking in her rear view mirror). These are extremely scary and upsetting. Caution needed. All show graphic hanging.
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone vomit?
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Kastrel
S2
 E5
At 3mins 30s, don't watch from when she starts kissing the guy behind the bins until 4mins, full visual and sound. Then again 5mins 15-30s.
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
39 supporters
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toastwoffle
The main character is a police officer
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Yes
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Larkinik
Not on screen, but Ann is injected with heroin against her will multiple times.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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TBN94
Mrs Gallagher. Implied as terminal diagnosis in season 1. She succumbs (offscreen) in season 2
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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gr4inne
S2
 E3
Staged suicide by hanging, which later turns out not to be suicide. Could still be distressing though.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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TBN1994
Catherine and Ann most clearly
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Is there misophonia?
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Does someone self harm?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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2
Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Is there screaming?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
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Is there aphobia?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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3
Are there fat jokes?
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Yes
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-1
enderraccoon
It's a British show so the F slur is used to describe cigarettes a lot
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
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toastwoffle
Implicit in the 1st episode
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TBN1994
S1
 E1
No but a character is asked if she’s a virgin before being assaulted (off screen)
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Izthebee
S2
Someone is a product of incest
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there bestiality?
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IndigoBlue14
S1
 E2
Farmers and sheep are joked about but nothing happens.
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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2
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Yes
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TBN1994
The above is mistaken. Ann’s mother Helen has terminal cancer.
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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3
Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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0
Does a car crash?
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2
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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0
Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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4
Is there blood/gore?
61 supporters
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toastwoffle
S1 E3 is probably the first very bad incident, though there are instances before and after this. Minutes later in the same episode, a body is shown with physical evidence of suicide
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Izthebee
S1
Someone is shot in the head
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